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Assignment Request Form

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One optional component of an NIH application — but one that is highly advantageous for researchers to complete  — is the Assignment Request Form. 

 

The Assignment Request Form allows applicants to make recommendations for NIH Institute/Center/Office (ICO) assignments, specific study sections, names of people who may have a conflict with reviewing the application, and areas of expertise needed for the review. The information provided does not become part of the assembled application nor is it shared with reviewers or others at NIH. Only CSR staff see an applicant’s Assignment Request Form, and use the information, along with many other factors, to determine the best place for an application to be reviewed.

 

Applicants should also know that they cannot request specific reviewers for their application. Additionally, they should not reach out to members of a study section where the application is assigned.

Dr. Meg Bouvier

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Dr. Meg Bouvier

Margaret Bouvier received her PhD in 1995 in Biomedical Sciences from the Mount Sinai School of Medicine. After an NINDS post-doctoral fellowship, she worked as a staff writer for long-standing NIH Director Dr. Francis Collins in the Office of Press, Policy, and Communications for the Human Genome Project and NHGRI. Since 2007, Meg has specialized in editing and advising on NIH submissions, and began offering virtual courses in 2015. She's recently worked with more than 40% of the nation's highest-performing hospitals*, four of the top 10 cancer hospitals, three of the top five medical schools for research, and 14 NCI-designated cancer centers. Her experience at NIH as both a bench scientist and staff writer greatly informs her approach to NIH grantwriting. She has helped clients land over half a billion in federal funding. Bouvier Grant Group is a woman-owned small business.

*Our clients include 9 of the top 22 hospitals as recognized by the 2023/24 US News & World Report honor roll

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